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Paul Carvill understands me

Saturday, September 26, 2009

“Why front-end developers are so important to the future of businesses on the web”
or How traditional businesses who have moved to the web regularly undervalue their front-end web developers, and are worse off because of that.

My favourite quote:

The modern web developer has huge amounts of value to offer a business. Indeed the type of professional you often find in this role encapsulates the very best the web has to offer:

  • up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging technologies

  • extensive experience of implementing de facto web standards and programming patterns

  • database configuration and data manipulation

  • implementation across multiple platforms and legacy software applications

  • provisioning for mobile devices

  • data aggregation

  • graphics sourcing and creation

  • search engine optimisation (SEO)

  • a thorough understanding of the aesthetics and parameters of designing for the web

    • This and more are true - very often, as front-end developer, the definition of our work is to make the whole of the development process seamless. In a world where the squeaky wheels get the grease, making everything “just work” somewhat condemn us to political obscurity within the organization. So I’ve learned to move-on more often; that seems to do the trick.

    Yes - this is a call-out. More fun to come soon.

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